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The allure of a lab-grown diamond, as the sparkle of mined stones fades
Arguably, millennials care about the Earth more than the generations before them, and they are perfectly fine with a stone in their engagement ring that was not mined underground. In fact, they ask ...
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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...
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Fluorescent Rocks in Wind Cave National Park May Show How Life Could Exist on One of Jupiter’s Moons
Inside Wind Cave the scientists found that chemicals fossilised within the rocks shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue, and ...
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In the race to find critical minerals, there’s a ‘gold mine’ literally at our shoreline
Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising yet challenging source of minerals: ...
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30,000-Year-Old Feathers Fossilized In Zeolite Reveal Never-Before-Seen Mineralization
Feathers belonging to a griffon vulture that died around 30,000 years ago have become the first fossils of their kind, ...